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how do your constituents feel about obama care now that it is starting to roll out? >> don't like it at all. no one knows where it's going to go or where it's going to end, but i believe, let's not get hung up on obama care. i think it's going to implode on its own. >> all right. well, it was so nice to see you. thank you very much for helping talk and let people know really how many small businesses were truly affected by this. and for them, it doesn't end with the government reopening. thanks a lot. >> may god bless them. thank you. >>> we've been traveling the country this year to find out how small businesses are doing on main street usa, and this week we hit the road once again, going to nachez, mississippi. this 300-year-old town now has a population of about 16,000, and like many main streets we visited, there are empty storefronts, but unlike in other towns, business owners here have found a formula for survival, a formula they proudly shared with us. ♪ >> in the dais of hoop skirts and cotton plantations, it used to be one of the wealthiest cities in all o
how do your constituents feel about obama care now that it is starting to roll out? >> don't like it at all. no one knows where it's going to go or where it's going to end, but i believe, let's not get hung up on obama care. i think it's going to implode on its own. >> all right. well, it was so nice to see you. thank you very much for helping talk and let people know really how many small businesses were truly affected by this. and for them, it doesn't end with the government...
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he was able to dissect the obama record, dissect romney and get the faiths together. he was able to connect with the audience. that moment with the mom on the stage, the camera hitting scott walker as tears are falling down his face. the end of it where mitt romney came on stage two nights ago kind of fell flat. his family comes on stage and exactly how you want to end the speech, he left the audience wanting more. he left the audience on its feet. that's what chris christie wanted to do. that's what mitt romney wants to do tonight. >> we talked about this with sarah palin. a moment in time, big speech, excited people in the hall. what does this mean though for the campaign? this was a good night for paul ryan. >> right. >> it's hard to think otherwise if you like the republican ticket, but does a vice president really help push this past the poll line? >> history says, no, it's always going to come down to the candidate itself. two big things, one, it gives his energy to the republican party. at the end of the day in a narrow election, you need energy. turnout matter
he was able to dissect the obama record, dissect romney and get the faiths together. he was able to connect with the audience. that moment with the mom on the stage, the camera hitting scott walker as tears are falling down his face. the end of it where mitt romney came on stage two nights ago kind of fell flat. his family comes on stage and exactly how you want to end the speech, he left the audience wanting more. he left the audience on its feet. that's what chris christie wanted to do....
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i criticize the war in afghanistan, not president obama. i criticize any president for a failure to perpetuate corrupt banks. i would criticize any president for not looking at our banking issues. i believe he's behaved in a grossly incompetent fashion. i want to defend my character in that regard. speak of the overall view of the president, there are some polls out showing the president's job approval rating at the lowest it's been in the history of a poll that is historically one of the most favorable to him. 41% job approval rating. foreign policy approval rating, which historically has been among his better, president obama did kill osama bin laden less than a year ago is now down at 40%. i would postulate that a lot of this polling data would correlate to high gas prices and unemployment. >> that's probably right. >> and it's only a snapshot in time. it's important when we see these polls coming out, they really will just be a reflection. >> even the matchups i don't take stock in. when they do the head to head of santorum and obama, a
i criticize the war in afghanistan, not president obama. i criticize any president for a failure to perpetuate corrupt banks. i would criticize any president for not looking at our banking issues. i believe he's behaved in a grossly incompetent fashion. i want to defend my character in that regard. speak of the overall view of the president, there are some polls out showing the president's job approval rating at the lowest it's been in the history of a poll that is historically one of the most...
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. >> president obama overseeing a ceremony that he likened to the heisman trophy ceremony. some of our nation's top cops, as the president said. this is the third time he's hosted the event at the rose garden here honoring police officers, sheriffs, and as you heard the president say, who put their lives on the line for all of us every day and often go without hearing a thank you from the people that they help every day. so a nice event to bring you from the rose garden. a beautiful day as the president remarked, and he's handing out those 30 awards with vice president joe biden there and homeland security secretary janet napolitano among other lawmakers. a very good event we wanted to bring you before we get things started here on "news nation." and the "news nation" is following breaking news. the details of the 22-month ethics investigation against former senator john ensign also made public any minute. he abruptly announced his resignation last month nearly two quers after admitting to an affair with a top aide whose family was paid nearly $100,000 by ensign's parents.
. >> president obama overseeing a ceremony that he likened to the heisman trophy ceremony. some of our nation's top cops, as the president said. this is the third time he's hosted the event at the rose garden here honoring police officers, sheriffs, and as you heard the president say, who put their lives on the line for all of us every day and often go without hearing a thank you from the people that they help every day. so a nice event to bring you from the rose garden. a beautiful day...
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for the first time, president obama is revealing the behind the scenes details on the raid on osama bin laden's compound last week. in an interview, the president talked about the risks of the operation phase going into pakistan. >> as outstanding a job as our intelligence teams did, and i cannot praise them enough, they did an extraordinary job with just the slenderest of bits of information to piece this all together. at the end of the day, this was still a 55/45 situation. i mean, we could not say definitively that bin laden was there. had he not been there, then there would have been some significant consequences. >> 55/45 most certainly is not definitive. in addition to the dangers that accompanied the mission, president obama said last night that he had to weigh questions and reject the advice of some of his closest advisers. >> what i've tried to do is make sure that every time i sit down in the situation room, every one of my advisers around there knows i expect them to give me their best assessments. and so the fact that there were some who voiced doubts about this approach was
for the first time, president obama is revealing the behind the scenes details on the raid on osama bin laden's compound last week. in an interview, the president talked about the risks of the operation phase going into pakistan. >> as outstanding a job as our intelligence teams did, and i cannot praise them enough, they did an extraordinary job with just the slenderest of bits of information to piece this all together. at the end of the day, this was still a 55/45 situation. i mean, we...
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president obama and then senator obama was wise to this perhaps sooner than many others. >> what about in the last couple weeks, the listeners to your program, what are they saying now that the dust settles? >> with every new development or slight change of the narrative, we hash and rehash, and i think that people have an insay shawable first for the details of how the special forces took him out. i should make clear that while we are fascinated with the different developments, there have been no changing of minds in terms of being proud of the way if the s.e.a.l. team took him out. people are immensely cloud that there is some sense of closure in that regard? >> is anybody brought up the porn being found? >> yes, i have brought it up. i am fascinated by it. tomorrow on my program, we are going to conjure up what some of the porn titles might have been. the porn industry loves to have a play on words with current released movies to wider audiences, so it would be interested to see what the audience comes up with tomorrow. it speaks with the hypocrisy. i have a distinct recollection of
president obama and then senator obama was wise to this perhaps sooner than many others. >> what about in the last couple weeks, the listeners to your program, what are they saying now that the dust settles? >> with every new development or slight change of the narrative, we hash and rehash, and i think that people have an insay shawable first for the details of how the special forces took him out. i should make clear that while we are fascinated with the different developments,...
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i think this is going to force barack obama. i think barack obama probably figures that come the next year or two, the act of legislating in washington may be over, that we may see the last hurrah with the tax cut deal, don't ask, don't tell and it's going to be a titanic battle between two political views. if mitch mcconnell keeps telling the american public we're not going to engage with this president unless he bends over and gives us what we want, and the president says, listen, these guys are blocking progress when we're facing hard times, that's the fight we're going to carry to the 2012 election. >> i've been following politics since i was a kid. i'm fanatical about history of this world, american politics especially, and i have to tell you, i have never heard a political leader say my purpose in life, i'm talking about the head of a senate body, is to destroy the presidency of the other party. he has said from day one, weeks or months ago, my goal in life is to destroy the obama presidency. get him out of there. in other
i think this is going to force barack obama. i think barack obama probably figures that come the next year or two, the act of legislating in washington may be over, that we may see the last hurrah with the tax cut deal, don't ask, don't tell and it's going to be a titanic battle between two political views. if mitch mcconnell keeps telling the american public we're not going to engage with this president unless he bends over and gives us what we want, and the president says, listen, these guys...
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while romney invented obama-care, santorum gave us obama-care. >> thanks, chip, for being our nonpartisan expert. >>> up next, pot meet kettle. sarah palin says barack obama wasn't properly vetted. do you believe it? pot meet kettle. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. for the spender who needs a little help saving. for adding "& sons." for the dreamer, planning an early escape. for the mother of the bride. for whoever you are, for whatever you're trying to achieve, pnc has technology, guidance, and over 150 years of experience to help you get there. ♪ delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying taste of gourmet gravy every day. fancy feast. the best ingredient is love. fancy feast. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. i'm eating what i know is better nutrition. mmmm. great grains. search great grains and see for yourself. >>> back to "hardball." now for the side show. f
while romney invented obama-care, santorum gave us obama-care. >> thanks, chip, for being our nonpartisan expert. >>> up next, pot meet kettle. sarah palin says barack obama wasn't properly vetted. do you believe it? pot meet kettle. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. for the spender who needs a little help saving. for adding "& sons." for the dreamer, planning an early escape. for the mother of the bride. for whoever you are, for whatever you're...
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we know that mitt romney versus barack obama is not a good outcome. what if mitt romney picked virginia governor, wouldn't that put him over the top. wouldn't that lock up virginia for the republicans. you want to see the bob mcdonald effect. by himself mitt romney loses to barack obama by eight points. get ready for the bob mcdonald bump. ready. go. aww. bob mcdonald has a tiny bump. a minibump. a one-point bump. he loses by seven points. even bob mcdonald is down. his approval rating has dropped. the pollsters looking for an explaination for governor mcdonnell's approval rating drop turns to two bills. the forced ultrasound bill and the bill repealing the one handgun a month aents gun running law. virginia voters preferred the old gun law. the one a month limit on handguns over the repeal signed. they also found that the state is not happy with the law that gave bob mcdonnell the nickname governor ultrasound. for his part, bob mcdonnell is fur roious that everybody callsm governor ultrasound. >> if you were educating yourself on this bill, did you o
we know that mitt romney versus barack obama is not a good outcome. what if mitt romney picked virginia governor, wouldn't that put him over the top. wouldn't that lock up virginia for the republicans. you want to see the bob mcdonald effect. by himself mitt romney loses to barack obama by eight points. get ready for the bob mcdonald bump. ready. go. aww. bob mcdonald has a tiny bump. a minibump. a one-point bump. he loses by seven points. even bob mcdonald is down. his approval rating has...
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while romney invented obama-care, santorum gave us obama-care. >> thanks, chip, for being our nonpartisan expert. >>> up next, pot meet kettle. sarah palin says barack obama wasn't properly vetted. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. >>> back to "hardball." now for the side show. first up, the vetting game. if you've seen any previews of hbo's "game change" you know about the upheaval that ensued within the mccain campaign when the vetting of sarah palin fell through the cracks. now let's listen to what sarah palin to to say herself about how the gop race is shaping up. >> nothing is inevitable. i do appreciate that these men are continuing to duke it out in the arena of ideas and are allowing themselves to be vetted. so thank you, gentlemen, who are running on the gop ticket, staying in there, allowing yourselves to be vetted by the media because they didn't do it when barack obama ran. >> wow. two words, game change. don't miss it. what a movie. next up, dance the night away. take a look at what newt gingrich was up to in the wee hours of the morning earlier this week after arrivi
while romney invented obama-care, santorum gave us obama-care. >> thanks, chip, for being our nonpartisan expert. >>> up next, pot meet kettle. sarah palin says barack obama wasn't properly vetted. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. >>> back to "hardball." now for the side show. first up, the vetting game. if you've seen any previews of hbo's "game change" you know about the upheaval that ensued within the mccain campaign when the...
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. >> reporter: for 2012 and ten years after, president obama wants to cut the deficit $4 trillion in part with tax hikes on the top bracket. >> it's not appropriate for us to ask for sacrifices from everybody except for the 2% of americans who are doing best. >> reporter: no tax hikes are in the next republican budget. >> raising taxes on the very people that we expect to invest in our economy and create jobs is the wrong move. >> reporter: co-chairs of the deficit commission begged for compromise. >> now is the time for action. >> reporter: but it took congress months to finish the 2011 budget. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> the recent controversy stirred up by a number of air traffic controllers being caught sleeping on the job has caused one very big head to roll. the head of the u.s. air traffic system resigned yesterday, a resignation quickly accepted by the federal aviation chief who vowed a major shake-up of the system to win back public trust. the departure came just hours after the latest case of a dozing controller surfaced in nevada where the pilot of a
. >> reporter: for 2012 and ten years after, president obama wants to cut the deficit $4 trillion in part with tax hikes on the top bracket. >> it's not appropriate for us to ask for sacrifices from everybody except for the 2% of americans who are doing best. >> reporter: no tax hikes are in the next republican budget. >> raising taxes on the very people that we expect to invest in our economy and create jobs is the wrong move. >> reporter: co-chairs of the deficit...
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president obama will sign the senate bill tomorrow. and for over those 20 hours the gop, using one of 19 points of order, is going to attempt to take down a certain piece of the reconciliation bill, which means it would have to be sent back to the house. now, there are two ways to do this. we're getting very wonky and washington right now. the gop can take a scaffold and say you know what? this area does not deal with the federal budget because anything that is passed with reconciliation has to be passed using the budget and they would have to cut it out, go back to the house, and redo the bill. however, if there is something in the reconciliation bill that pertains to social security, david, then the gop and the senate parliamentarian can take what we call not the scaffold but the hatchet and strike down the entire reconciliation fix-it bill democrats are counting on right now. so you better believe that every rnc gop lawyer there is is actively looking at this legislation right now trying to find that magic part that they will be abl
president obama will sign the senate bill tomorrow. and for over those 20 hours the gop, using one of 19 points of order, is going to attempt to take down a certain piece of the reconciliation bill, which means it would have to be sent back to the house. now, there are two ways to do this. we're getting very wonky and washington right now. the gop can take a scaffold and say you know what? this area does not deal with the federal budget because anything that is passed with reconciliation has to...
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the obama campaign is going to the jugular. we start with a 2-minute ad in swing states that portray romney as a corporate vampire, sucking the life out of his steel plan. they worked for romney this year and they worked back in 20the re against ted kennedy. here he will define romney before he gets to do it himself. obama dares republicans to vote against the women against violence act. women are the key to victory in november, and team obama is going to keep pushing this republican war on women. plus, president obama's declaration on gay marriages thrilled most democrats but african-americans remain deeply divided. we're going to talk to two black ministers, one pro, one con, and how this could affect the voters come november. they'll be right here. also, this is a scary thought. does mitt romney even have a scary policy? here's a scareier one altogether. what if he becomes a tool? and look who made his return to saturday night live. >> well, mission accomplished. >> what's that supposed to mean? >> it's just something i can
the obama campaign is going to the jugular. we start with a 2-minute ad in swing states that portray romney as a corporate vampire, sucking the life out of his steel plan. they worked for romney this year and they worked back in 20the re against ted kennedy. here he will define romney before he gets to do it himself. obama dares republicans to vote against the women against violence act. women are the key to victory in november, and team obama is going to keep pushing this republican war on...
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it will likely only take 51 votes to remove the provisions that defund obama care. final votes could happen a week from tomorrow. after that, it goes back to the house, which will then have one day to reconcile the senate bill with its own before a government shutdown. >> here we go again, guys. they're in d.c. is the government shutdown going to happen? >> yes. that's the conventional wisdom. i tend to be a little bit weary of that. i think in these circumstances we always -- it gets towards the end and people are predicting doom and gloom. that's a lot of posturing. each side has incentive to hold out so they can get as much as they possibly can get. they eventually get some kind of a deal. i don't know that this is necessarily going to happen again, but that's at least been the track record. >> republicans keep on saying they want to defund obama care because they say that's what the american people want. do we have any real sense on the public's thinking on that? >> you know, the public actually opposes the republican approach of defunding the law altogether. wh
it will likely only take 51 votes to remove the provisions that defund obama care. final votes could happen a week from tomorrow. after that, it goes back to the house, which will then have one day to reconcile the senate bill with its own before a government shutdown. >> here we go again, guys. they're in d.c. is the government shutdown going to happen? >> yes. that's the conventional wisdom. i tend to be a little bit weary of that. i think in these circumstances we always -- it...
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romney and obama. romney has had adequate opportunity throughout this campaign to come out and say, i will not put up with this. nobody who speaks for me shall talk like this anymore. you're all finished. i don't want trump on my side. instead, he kissed his ring. remember that genuflection out in vegas? sununu is designated as his co-chair. he is out there officially. we just saw when he did his correction last night at midnight, it came out of the romney headquarters. this is orchestrated. >> exactly. >> i keep waiting, it's way too late -- >> you're not going to see it. >> it will never happen. >> sister souljah moment or anything like that -- >> it will never happen. >> push back like the great john mccain on this point, when he pushed back and said, no, that's not true. >> i have been waiting this whole campaign, we've talked about this earlier, for mitt romney to show one inch of spine -- >> how about shame? >> shame or spine, whatever. there's not a single courageous statement or move he's made
romney and obama. romney has had adequate opportunity throughout this campaign to come out and say, i will not put up with this. nobody who speaks for me shall talk like this anymore. you're all finished. i don't want trump on my side. instead, he kissed his ring. remember that genuflection out in vegas? sununu is designated as his co-chair. he is out there officially. we just saw when he did his correction last night at midnight, it came out of the romney headquarters. this is orchestrated....
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obama was just there saturday at the funeral. this is a very sad story. this 15-year-old girl gunned down just about a mile from the obama family's home. so i think one of the things i want to do are put faces to the stories of people who are victims of gun violence. that's why some people are bringing guests and they will have within the obama box itself people who are victims of gun violence. >> you are talking about the hadeia pendleton funeral that just took place. >>> in florida, eight lucky ducks are back with mom. they discould have had the duck lings trapped in the suer after they fell through the cracks in the street. >>> now in washington, d.c., the annual cupid undie run is held every year. mascots from the washington nationals dropped by to show their own support. >>> joe arpaio and steven seagal along with students took part in an actual gun simulation. students were ushered out of harm's way. seagal joined in to tell them how to act. >>> finally in north dakota, one school mass scott brings school spirit in a great way. lee returned to the c
obama was just there saturday at the funeral. this is a very sad story. this 15-year-old girl gunned down just about a mile from the obama family's home. so i think one of the things i want to do are put faces to the stories of people who are victims of gun violence. that's why some people are bringing guests and they will have within the obama box itself people who are victims of gun violence. >> you are talking about the hadeia pendleton funeral that just took place. >>> in...
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it's fair to say it's a gruesome photograph. >> when asked if president obama is involved in this photo discussion, carney said the president is involved in every aspect of the issue. you have panetta says one thing, the white house another. no decision yet made about whether or not to release the photograph. >>> the white house is also now pulling back from its initial account of the raid that led to osama bin laden's death. new details of the al queda leader's final moments came out yesterday as obama administration officials clarified part of the story. here is nbc's chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: half past midnight, three u.s. helicopters flying low under pakistani radar zeroed in on the compound. one helicopter was forced to land inside a courtyard clipping a wall with its tail row tore. back at the white house, the president and his national security team with riveted to a live video feed of the operation. as dozens of u.s. commandos set up a perimeter, two teams of assault forces, delta force and navy seals stormed the xwound. one commando came face t
it's fair to say it's a gruesome photograph. >> when asked if president obama is involved in this photo discussion, carney said the president is involved in every aspect of the issue. you have panetta says one thing, the white house another. no decision yet made about whether or not to release the photograph. >>> the white house is also now pulling back from its initial account of the raid that led to osama bin laden's death. new details of the al queda leader's final moments...
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senator joe lieberman also called for a more aggressive approach, but praised president obama for his use of predator drones in the region. >> we're in the fight and the political goal is to get gadhafi out and to help the freedom fighters achieve their own independence for libya. you can't get into a fight with one foot. you've got to get into it. and, therefore, i think the use of our predator drones which have extraordinary capabilities was the right thing to do and i thank president obama's commander in chief for authorizing that to happen. >>>. >> senators mccain, graham and lieberman often aligned on issues of foreign policy. mean several democratic lawmakers emphasizing the need to continue to work with other countries. >>> in other news from the region today, the president of yemen has agreed to transfer power to the country's vice president in exchange for immub i immunity. thousands have gathered in the capital to protest the end of his rule. on saturday, a coalition of opposition parties agreed to the end of the president's 32 year reign. >>> security forces have stormed sh
senator joe lieberman also called for a more aggressive approach, but praised president obama for his use of predator drones in the region. >> we're in the fight and the political goal is to get gadhafi out and to help the freedom fighters achieve their own independence for libya. you can't get into a fight with one foot. you've got to get into it. and, therefore, i think the use of our predator drones which have extraordinary capabilities was the right thing to do and i thank president...
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president obama said yesterday he fumbled the ball when it comes to the obama care rollout. now, we could see him lose everyone more ground because of this one-year delay. think about the time all of the time the special interest groups and lobbyists now have, a year to continue to push back against obama care. that, when combined the dismal numbers of the only just a few more than 100,000 folks who signed up for this thing, i mean this is not good news for the owe what white house at all. just ahead of midterms. and then to 16 elections. >> the president doesn't only have a problem with democrats. the or not times editorial board writes he's dajd his credibility and it's uncertain how he can earn back the public's confidence. the success of this law depends in large part of public participation. what impact will this have on that? >> who knows? there's only a few more than 10 on,000 folks signed up. only about 26,000 can get on the website. it doesn't pass the common sense test when you thing about the website being down. now you have a one-year delay. it's just -- it's unr
president obama said yesterday he fumbled the ball when it comes to the obama care rollout. now, we could see him lose everyone more ground because of this one-year delay. think about the time all of the time the special interest groups and lobbyists now have, a year to continue to push back against obama care. that, when combined the dismal numbers of the only just a few more than 100,000 folks who signed up for this thing, i mean this is not good news for the owe what white house at all. just...
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it was also very much the model for the obama health care plan. now, mitt romney is trying to draw a distinction. he is saying i'm proud of what we did in massachusetts, but it is not something that i would impose upon the rest of the country, that every state needs to find its own solution. but given the fact that so-called obama care has become basically exhibit nashgs the conservatives' case against barack obama, you know, that's a pivot, that's a line that is a little bit delicate to walk. >> looking at all this video of mitt romney while we're talking, barring the last clip of walking across with a coat and tie, he seems to have changed his look a little bit. this shot, no tie, speaking off the cuff, no teleprompter. what do you make of this approach? is it a concerted effort to connect better with voters? do you think it will work? >> oh, absolutely. we have seen this so often with politicians. i this think back to al gore in 1999 having to ditch his limos in new hampshire and suddenly showing up in jeans and cowboy boots. you know, at some
it was also very much the model for the obama health care plan. now, mitt romney is trying to draw a distinction. he is saying i'm proud of what we did in massachusetts, but it is not something that i would impose upon the rest of the country, that every state needs to find its own solution. but given the fact that so-called obama care has become basically exhibit nashgs the conservatives' case against barack obama, you know, that's a pivot, that's a line that is a little bit delicate to walk....
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and an early victory for the obama campaign. the supreme court cleared the way for early voting in ohio on the weekend before the election. in a con sentence order, the high court let stand an appeals court ruling that requires early voting be offered to all ohio voters in those final three days just before the election. of course in 2008, 93,000 voters cast their ballots in the final three days of ohio's early voting including a surge of minority voter. there are now 32 states and the district of columbia that allow early voting in person. and here is your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. >>> let's begin with this violent scuffle it was philadelphia's oktoberfest. a be man arguing with police slapped him right across the face. and that set off will screen. bystanders applauding the officer. the video has gone viral and now internal affairs is investigating. the 16 year veteran is still on duty. >>> after 42 years, a piece of stolen property was returned to its rightful other than owner. that p
and an early victory for the obama campaign. the supreme court cleared the way for early voting in ohio on the weekend before the election. in a con sentence order, the high court let stand an appeals court ruling that requires early voting be offered to all ohio voters in those final three days just before the election. of course in 2008, 93,000 voters cast their ballots in the final three days of ohio's early voting including a surge of minority voter. there are now 32 states and the district...
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team obama isn't satisfied. they still want proof. >> this brought the income tax debate back to the forefront after we had spent so much time talking about medicare, about the ryan pick. >> meanwhile in ohio, romney's running mate paul ryan stayed on message, questioning medicare's current funding. >> do you think raiding medicare to pay for obama care is an achievement? >> no! >> neither do i. >> in richmond, virginia, romney tried to get the focus off his personal finances and back onto the hot button issue this week. >> my plan makes no change whatsoever for seniors. none, zero, zip. anyone 55 years of age and older sees no change whatsoever to medicare. >> now, the president and the vice president will attend a second day of meetings at the white house today while romney heads to his home state of massachusetts. in washington i'm claire leka. lynn? >> all right, claire. thanks so much. >>> last night on the ed show, congressman gave his take on both romney's taxes and his tax policy. >> listen careful. he s
team obama isn't satisfied. they still want proof. >> this brought the income tax debate back to the forefront after we had spent so much time talking about medicare, about the ryan pick. >> meanwhile in ohio, romney's running mate paul ryan stayed on message, questioning medicare's current funding. >> do you think raiding medicare to pay for obama care is an achievement? >> no! >> neither do i. >> in richmond, virginia, romney tried to get the focus off his...
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>>> meanwhile, president obama was out along the u.s.-mexico border yesterday accusing republicans of using scare tactics in the debate over immigration reform. the question is, how did motes, alligators and osama bin laden figure into his message? >>> and the president's seen the chicago bulls get chippy with the atlanta hawks who are giving the number one seen a fight. the question is which nba player's moment of cheap shots will cost him $700,000? ouch! it's "way too early" for this. good morning. i'm willie geist and
>>> meanwhile, president obama was out along the u.s.-mexico border yesterday accusing republicans of using scare tactics in the debate over immigration reform. the question is, how did motes, alligators and osama bin laden figure into his message? >>> and the president's seen the chicago bulls get chippy with the atlanta hawks who are giving the number one seen a fight. the question is which nba player's moment of cheap shots will cost him $700,000? ouch! it's "way too...
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paul ryan slams president obama as he accepts the republican nomination for vice president. >>> and on air scare. a bat makes a tv debut causing a little chaos in a canadian newsroom. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is first look on msnbc. >>> we are going to begin this morning with disaster area. a downgraded isaac continues to drench the gulf coast this morning moving inland at a meager 5 miles per hour. now president obama has declared disasters in mississippi and louisiana where as many as 70 people were rescued from the raging flood waters. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: it's been more than 24 hours of driving rain and violent winds. still, isaac shows no signs of ending its relentless attack on the gulf coast. >> we'll be dealing with this storm through early friday morning. >> reporter: in many communities including plaquemines parish where water topped the levee, survivors are dealing with more than they can handle. >> i'm exhausted and tired. it's really bad. >> reporter: in some areas more than a foot of rain has left
paul ryan slams president obama as he accepts the republican nomination for vice president. >>> and on air scare. a bat makes a tv debut causing a little chaos in a canadian newsroom. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is first look on msnbc. >>> we are going to begin this morning with disaster area. a downgraded isaac continues to drench the gulf coast this morning moving inland at a meager 5 miles per hour. now president obama...
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president obama released his 1961 long-form birth certificate. verified by the state of hawaii. with his main talking point short-circuited, possible gop candidate, donald trump quickly went into spin mode, taking credit for the move. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> yes, in fact i was born in hawaii, august 4, 1961. >> reporter: he said it for years, president obama proved it. he requested the state of hawaii make an exception to a their rules and release his long-form birth certificate. the president had joked about the issue last year. >> besides i happen to know that my approval ratings are still very high in the country of my birth. >> reporter: but recent polls found a quarter of americans doubting his citizenship. no more jokes. >> we're not going to be able to solve our problems, if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers. >> a shot at donald trump, who accused the president of a birth cover-up. but trump was crowing in new hampshire. >> i got obama to give his birth certificate. >> we do not have time for this silliness, we've got better stuff to do. i've
president obama released his 1961 long-form birth certificate. verified by the state of hawaii. with his main talking point short-circuited, possible gop candidate, donald trump quickly went into spin mode, taking credit for the move. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> yes, in fact i was born in hawaii, august 4, 1961. >> reporter: he said it for years, president obama proved it. he requested the state of hawaii make an exception to a their rules and release his long-form birth...
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president obama's hair seems thinner and grayer. there may be, now, a link between the stress hormones and not just the gut, but the fact that it has an effect on the hair follicle. >> is it something we could put in a pill or bottle? >> i think it's coming near you, not tomorrow, but the cool things that get into the lab into the human population. >> it's that season. cold, people are coughing and hacking. there's a new study, does zinc work? >> every year we say yea, ney. if you start zinc at the first sign of infection, it can stop the rhino virus. >> it's worked for me. >> i use zinc. i believe in the zinc and magnesium that people don't get. it reduces the length of the cold and severity. the hiccup is, if you want to prevent it, stay on zinc for five months. that reduces infections in kids and absenteeism and the use of antibiotics. however the zinc los evenings, people don't like the taste. it doesn't taste so good. i think increasingly, we are going to find it's not harmful when used as directed and can help. don't you feel
president obama's hair seems thinner and grayer. there may be, now, a link between the stress hormones and not just the gut, but the fact that it has an effect on the hair follicle. >> is it something we could put in a pill or bottle? >> i think it's coming near you, not tomorrow, but the cool things that get into the lab into the human population. >> it's that season. cold, people are coughing and hacking. there's a new study, does zinc work? >> every year we say yea,...
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and gallup says that president obama's approval rating is down to 49%. i'm here with the senior editor for talking points. let's get to the president's approval rating hovering near 50%. gallup says this is not statistically significant. symbolically speaking this is a development. how does this affect the president's agenda if at all? >> obviously the president would prefer being mostly popular with the american people. but the white house talks about this a lot, they say they don't pay attention to the every day ups and downs in the polls. they do cite the ones that make him look good. he came in with astronomical popularity after the election. but i think part of this is the american people are concerned about the economy, but also they have seen that his agenda has become stalled in part buzz of what's happening on capitol hill. if health care reform happens, they're probably going to see an uptick in those approval ratings. >> the labor department says that unemployment rose 29% in october. could this be the main factor driving the president's appro
and gallup says that president obama's approval rating is down to 49%. i'm here with the senior editor for talking points. let's get to the president's approval rating hovering near 50%. gallup says this is not statistically significant. symbolically speaking this is a development. how does this affect the president's agenda if at all? >> obviously the president would prefer being mostly popular with the american people. but the white house talks about this a lot, they say they don't pay...
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marine sergeant who criticized president obama on facebook could be discharged from the military. the marine corps administrative board has recommended that sergeant gary stein be dismissed from his actions for putting the commander-in-chief's face on an incredible's movie poster that he changed to read the horribles. it now goes to a general who will accept it or deny it. i want to bring in colonel jack jacobs on this one. it is good to have you here and i want to get it on record. that the lawyer for colonel stein has said this. after the recommendation that we're truly surprised and disappointed, it was an honor to fight for a hero like sergeant stein and every other marine's right to speak freely. we know that free speech is limited when it comes to service members. so we talk about the limit on the service members, jack, where does this put us? is this a sticky situation that walks the line of limiting someone's free speech? >> free speech is one of those things we fight for in the first place. so don't restrict my speech. september when you're in the service. and speech and
marine sergeant who criticized president obama on facebook could be discharged from the military. the marine corps administrative board has recommended that sergeant gary stein be dismissed from his actions for putting the commander-in-chief's face on an incredible's movie poster that he changed to read the horribles. it now goes to a general who will accept it or deny it. i want to bring in colonel jack jacobs on this one. it is good to have you here and i want to get it on record. that the...
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their push-back was obama has horrible policies on women and the economy. they picked out a specific target that gave them something specific to shoot at. the first policy obama signed into law was on women in the economy, the lilly ledbetter fa fairpay act. the romney campaign calls a conference call tzç attack president obama on those policies. when they get asked about that policy on the conference call, they called to discuss that policy, here was their response. >> our next question will come from sam stein with huffington post. please go ahead. >> yeah, does governor romney support the lilly ledbetter act? >> sam, we'll get back to you on that. >> the pregnant pause heard around the world. the day after that, trying to do damage control, the romney campaign held another conference call. specifically to make clear that romney totally supports fair pay for women. do not be confused here. do not be misled by democratic spin or some unfortunate gaffe at a conference call. of course, he support fair pay for women. the people they lined up to make that cas
their push-back was obama has horrible policies on women and the economy. they picked out a specific target that gave them something specific to shoot at. the first policy obama signed into law was on women in the economy, the lilly ledbetter fa fairpay act. the romney campaign calls a conference call tzç attack president obama on those policies. when they get asked about that policy on the conference call, they called to discuss that policy, here was their response. >> our next question...
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the guy who said that president obama has a deep-seeded hatred for white people treated us to some more of his expertise on the history of racism. >> i find it really fascinating that the only time that we have rounded people up and put them in jail for either their skin color or for their points of view, progressive-democrat woodrow wilson, progressive democrat theodore -- i mean franklin roosevelt, the most racist people to ever live in america were the progress ifs. really radical. awful. awful. racist people. >> really, glen? you want to talk about rounding people up? your hero, thomas jefferson, got the ball rolling on the idea of indian removal, which ultimately led to the trail of tears where more than 40,000 native americans were rounded up and forced to leave their homeland. thousands of them died on the way. was that progressive? and then there's that little group known as the kkk. there's a lot of words i could use to describe those folks. progressive is not one of them. glenn beck, continuing his smear campaign against progressives, by calling them the most racist people in
the guy who said that president obama has a deep-seeded hatred for white people treated us to some more of his expertise on the history of racism. >> i find it really fascinating that the only time that we have rounded people up and put them in jail for either their skin color or for their points of view, progressive-democrat woodrow wilson, progressive democrat theodore -- i mean franklin roosevelt, the most racist people to ever live in america were the progress ifs. really radical....
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hey obama, how come there are no jobs in the united states? that particular conference call they routed through a conference call center in the philippines. the all time great on of these was in april, the romney campaign held a conference call specifically on women and the economy. this is when they are pushing back on the whole war on women thing. and the push back was obama has horrible policies on women and the economy. they pick a specific target. the first policy president obama signed into law was on women and the economy, the lilly ledbetter fair pay act. the romney campaign calls a conference call to attack president obama on those policies. when they get asked about that policy on the conference call, they called to discuss that policy, here was their response. >> our next question will come from sam stein with huffington post. >> does governor romney support the ledbetter act? >> we'll get back to you on that. >> the pregnant pause heard round the world. the day after that, trying to do damage control, the romney campaign held anoth
hey obama, how come there are no jobs in the united states? that particular conference call they routed through a conference call center in the philippines. the all time great on of these was in april, the romney campaign held a conference call specifically on women and the economy. this is when they are pushing back on the whole war on women thing. and the push back was obama has horrible policies on women and the economy. they pick a specific target. the first policy president obama signed...
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five months ago president obama said he was an underdog. you look at the job numbers and the trajectory of the course over the president's term here. the dark days of 2009 and '10 with employment up in double-digit -- 10% now, 8.3% now. over 700,000 jobs created since the end of last year. is he now the favorite, given the optimism about the economy? >> well, i think that there is no me important issue than the good news that we're seeing in our economy. president obama under his leadership, we've had 24 months in a row, of positive job grags every month. an auto industry that many thought was going the way of the dinosaur, added 200,000 jobs. foreclosures have been driven down thanks to the president's leadership. the lowest levels we've seen in four years. i do believe the overriding issue in this race is jobs and the economy. and clearly things are getting better. and they still need to improve. and we could make it -- we need to accelerate our jobs recovery. >> governor mcdonald, you're supporting mitt romney, who is making a case that
five months ago president obama said he was an underdog. you look at the job numbers and the trajectory of the course over the president's term here. the dark days of 2009 and '10 with employment up in double-digit -- 10% now, 8.3% now. over 700,000 jobs created since the end of last year. is he now the favorite, given the optimism about the economy? >> well, i think that there is no me important issue than the good news that we're seeing in our economy. president obama under his...
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we're going to hear from president obama next hour. we're also talking about why the positive news we're seeing on the economic front may not be all good news. and it may not be all good news for the president. melissa francis joins me as well as a couple political analysts to weigh in. >>> only a handful of potential gop hopefuls were on hand for the first debate, and the ones that showed weren't exactly the heavy hitters here. how does this shape the republican race. congressman ron paul joins us live. >>> probably one of the strangest road trips you've ever heard of, elizabeth taylor, michael jackson and marlon brando together in a rental car and no hired driver. wait until you hear the circumstances behind this one. that's next on msnbc. [ woman speaking chinese ] thank you. do you have an english menu? no english. [ speaking chinese ] [ gasps, speaks chinese ] do you guys like dumplings? i love dumplings. working with a partner you can trust is always a good decision. massmutual -- let our financial professionals help you reach yo
we're going to hear from president obama next hour. we're also talking about why the positive news we're seeing on the economic front may not be all good news. and it may not be all good news for the president. melissa francis joins me as well as a couple political analysts to weigh in. >>> only a handful of potential gop hopefuls were on hand for the first debate, and the ones that showed weren't exactly the heavy hitters here. how does this shape the republican race. congressman ron...
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obama angry and describing him as having an accent. it's not subtle but i'm sure they think it's great politics. so tonight has been an unsettled big night. tomorrow night is going to make tomorrow look like a traffic camera on a desert highway. i'll be here in new york. chris matthews will be in denver.
obama angry and describing him as having an accent. it's not subtle but i'm sure they think it's great politics. so tonight has been an unsettled big night. tomorrow night is going to make tomorrow look like a traffic camera on a desert highway. i'll be here in new york. chris matthews will be in denver.
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we've heard so much about the obama administration wanting to get tougher with wall street. is that what's going on here in terms of the politics? >> it absolutely is. in terms of the politics, democrats in congress have wanted to turn the attention to wall street. some of the inequities that they perceived that wall street, main street dichotomy, they want to come down on the part of main street. it's meyered in committee in the senate and the president's had very tough words for wall street, as this process has moved forward. he accuses them of trying to kill this reform. today he said if these folks want to fight, it's a fight i'm willing to have. channeling some of that popular anger and adopting something of a populist agenda in the wake of that massachusetts defeat. robert gibbs says this is something that was discussed as early as christmas, decided on about a week and a half ago. he wants to limit on how big banks and financial institutions can get. he wants to put an end to too big to fail. he wants to put a limit on what kind of trades these folks can make with the
we've heard so much about the obama administration wanting to get tougher with wall street. is that what's going on here in terms of the politics? >> it absolutely is. in terms of the politics, democrats in congress have wanted to turn the attention to wall street. some of the inequities that they perceived that wall street, main street dichotomy, they want to come down on the part of main street. it's meyered in committee in the senate and the president's had very tough words for wall...
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president obama has vowed to sign it. after one of mitt romney's top aides compared his campaign strategy to an etch-a-sketch, the toy maker shares tripled thursday, as a thank you, the company sent etch-a-sketches to all of the presidential campaigns. >>> well syracuse survives a scare, ohio state advances and the underdog gators prevail. plus, michigan state is the first number one seed to be slammed out of the ncaa tournament. your "first look" at sports is straight ahead. [ female announcer ] there's a science to the perfect swisssh. it's about zero weight, 100% more nourishment, which means hair that's not weighed down. introducing new aqua light from pantene. our lightweight conditioning formula nourishes then rinses clean in seconds, leaving hair perfectly conditioned to swisssh. new aqua light collection from pantene. nourishment with zero weight. pantene. hair so healthy it shines. erything -ent with zero weight. everything. but why energy? we've got over 100 years worth. is it safe to get it? but what, so we sho
president obama has vowed to sign it. after one of mitt romney's top aides compared his campaign strategy to an etch-a-sketch, the toy maker shares tripled thursday, as a thank you, the company sent etch-a-sketches to all of the presidential campaigns. >>> well syracuse survives a scare, ohio state advances and the underdog gators prevail. plus, michigan state is the first number one seed to be slammed out of the ncaa tournament. your "first look" at sports is straight ahead....
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barack obama was an optimistic candidate in 2008. one could argue maybe 2 months heifer better than i did. >> looking look he had the witte of the. so i believe he shouldn't be on there with that wonderful, charming grin, either. what that shows me is the message they're communicating there is that's a guy with the weight of the world on his shoulders who deserves credit for his seriousness and how grave he is, but it kind of fits in with this kind of grim tone that this campaign has had so far. it's hard for an incumbent to attack the challanger. that's always word. wh when! are you getting. i figure they want to make a change. along carries harry truman. a failure in business, by the way. it's a better sales pitch. he comes along, harry truman, without a lot of formal education, and goes across the country saying, we're going to do this. and then he goes at 1:00 in the run, i was no air-conditioning. all right, congress, i'm calling you back into session and you're going to pass. it wouldn't be a bad thing for him to say, come on b
barack obama was an optimistic candidate in 2008. one could argue maybe 2 months heifer better than i did. >> looking look he had the witte of the. so i believe he shouldn't be on there with that wonderful, charming grin, either. what that shows me is the message they're communicating there is that's a guy with the weight of the world on his shoulders who deserves credit for his seriousness and how grave he is, but it kind of fits in with this kind of grim tone that this campaign has had...
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obama 45, romney 44. in ohio, it's a tie. obama 45, romney 45, portman 45. now to florida where a new suffolk poll has a similar number, romney 47, obama 44. romney/rubio 47, and obama/biden, 44. we'll be right back. then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. blast of cold feels nice. why don't you use bengay zero degrees? it's the one you store in the freezer. same medicated pain reliever used by physical therapists. that's chilly. [ male announcer ] new bengay zero degrees. freeze and move on. >>> back to "hardball". death bait over gay marriage is being played out at the state level, but could this wind up in the supreme court, and what did obama's comments do yesterday to increase those arguments? now with his one-time opponent, david boyce in the bush
obama 45, romney 44. in ohio, it's a tie. obama 45, romney 45, portman 45. now to florida where a new suffolk poll has a similar number, romney 47, obama 44. romney/rubio 47, and obama/biden, 44. we'll be right back. then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry...
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is to nominate a to go up against barack obama who can take him on every issue. if louisiana, missouri, illinois and, yes, puerto rico, which we are heading to tonight, i might add, and we're going to spend two days campaigning in puerto rico. because we want to make sure that everybody knows, we're campaigning everywhere there are delegates because we're going to win this nomination before that convention. >> before that convention! we're going to win the nomination, rick santorum delivering the victory speech from lafayette, louisiana and at that point in that speech he knew he had won alabama but he did not know he had won mississippi but he was declaring his intention to compete everywhere. he was hinting at hopes that mr. gingrich will step aside when he called for conservatives to pull together. >> i congratulate rick santorum on a great campaign. he has won a victory in boat states and worked very hard to achieve it. i know how much he put into the campaign, he and his entire family over the last year and i congratulate him on a positive evening and result
is to nominate a to go up against barack obama who can take him on every issue. if louisiana, missouri, illinois and, yes, puerto rico, which we are heading to tonight, i might add, and we're going to spend two days campaigning in puerto rico. because we want to make sure that everybody knows, we're campaigning everywhere there are delegates because we're going to win this nomination before that convention. >> before that convention! we're going to win the nomination, rick santorum...
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for all we know president obama is for it. this was a huge embarrassment for him, just as it was for senate majority leader harry reid. harry reid has sort of come out as this dead man walking now. he cannot keep together any sort of coalition now that his party has been defeated in november. as for republicans having the opportunity to manage the budget for the federal government as soon as they come in, fine, you know, i think that's fine. they will probably welcome that opportunity, and sure x they could probably screw it up, but it's a wonderful opportunity to showcase how serious they are when it comes to dealing with tea party partiers. you see it with how they dealt with the omnibus. you see how they dealt with it when it came to being able to reach a compromise with the p president. they would have been fine with any conservative as far as i'm aware. >> are jp's statements on point about the president's feelings about the omnibus? >> the president dirs like the first omnibus he had to sign with 9,000 earmarks. his advi
for all we know president obama is for it. this was a huge embarrassment for him, just as it was for senate majority leader harry reid. harry reid has sort of come out as this dead man walking now. he cannot keep together any sort of coalition now that his party has been defeated in november. as for republicans having the opportunity to manage the budget for the federal government as soon as they come in, fine, you know, i think that's fine. they will probably welcome that opportunity, and sure...
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but for him to come there and then talk about president obama to a crowd where probably obama received 97% of votes from that room, doesn't make sense. >> well, i think, karen, that mr. romney said after the speech that he expected to be booed. so if you went in expecting to be booed, why would you then antagonize that crowd. unless you were trying to make sure that that was the case. that's one. and then second of all, you know, he doesn't want to talk about -- when people talk about romney care that's offensive. it's not like he didn't know obama care was there. i thought for sure he'd address voter i.d. today since in the past he has acted like it's nothing. it's something the attorney general has brought up and all of our conventions it's something we're dealing with. didn't even touch it. >> no, i mean, it's clear the goal here -- the audience here was texas, donors, independent voters. it was not about the people in the room. think about what george bush did when he was a candidate in 2000. talk about the soft bigotry of expectations and no child left behind. even if you disagree
but for him to come there and then talk about president obama to a crowd where probably obama received 97% of votes from that room, doesn't make sense. >> well, i think, karen, that mr. romney said after the speech that he expected to be booed. so if you went in expecting to be booed, why would you then antagonize that crowd. unless you were trying to make sure that that was the case. that's one. and then second of all, you know, he doesn't want to talk about -- when people talk about...
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president obama is standing by his decision to not release photos of osama bin laden's body. after much debate within the administrati administration, the president gave his reasons yesterday with cbs at 60 minutes". >> we're absolutely certain this was him. we've done dna sampling and testing. and so, there is to doubt that we killed osama bin laden. it is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an insightment for additional violence, propaganda tool. that's not who we are. >> the president's comments come after jake carney went into detail yesterday about the dangers of making the images public. here's carney quoting president obama from another part of the "60 minutes" interview. >> we don't trot out this stuff as trophies. the fact of the matter is, this was somebody who was deserving of the justice he received. and i think americans and people around the world are glad that he is gone. but we don't need to spike the football. and i think that given the graphic nature of these photos, it would
president obama is standing by his decision to not release photos of osama bin laden's body. after much debate within the administrati administration, the president gave his reasons yesterday with cbs at 60 minutes". >> we're absolutely certain this was him. we've done dna sampling and testing. and so, there is to doubt that we killed osama bin laden. it is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an...
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obama says black, i'm going to say white today. the campaign is bouncing around like a ping pong ball, being buffeted by winds. without a strong rudder, you move back and forth. i think that's what peggy noonan and everybody else is responding to. that there's -- we talk about there being no core about mitt romney, there's no strateenage uc core to the campaign. >> i would say a ping pong ball in a bathroom. you can hear the bing, bing, ping. and this explanation for why poll are showing he's trailing, that's tommy thompson. well, he's blaming romney -- watch this. >> the presidential thing is bound to have an impact in every election. you know, whether you're a democrat or republican. if you're -- if you're a standard bearer for the presidency, it's not doing well, it's going to reflect on the down ballot. >> let's go back to robert. you're close to the romney campaign. if t seems if you have a true believer at the top of the ticket people don't mind associating with that person. ronald reagan, an example of the true believer s. i
obama says black, i'm going to say white today. the campaign is bouncing around like a ping pong ball, being buffeted by winds. without a strong rudder, you move back and forth. i think that's what peggy noonan and everybody else is responding to. that there's -- we talk about there being no core about mitt romney, there's no strateenage uc core to the campaign. >> i would say a ping pong ball in a bathroom. you can hear the bing, bing, ping. and this explanation for why poll are showing...
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that's the new name for what was once called obama for america. the goal according to politico is to play an active role in support of the president's agenda. >> the president has the most exciting campaign apparatus ever built. it's time to turn that loose. it's time to turn that loose for something more than just an election, right? if the nra has got a list then obama for america has a bigger list. >> i'm not sure what they think of that at the dnc, that all of a sudden this entity is going to have perpetual life. >> let's be really clear about this. the dnc is always an extension of the president who is in office. what's interesting about this, and i talked to people who are engaged in this today, and it's still very much in definition. but this is where the answer to your question comes. because if ofa becomes a very effective force as regards legislation, then you begin to define the democratic party based on a legislative agenda which as the mayor points out extends from this president but, again, there's one challenge in this. that agenda
that's the new name for what was once called obama for america. the goal according to politico is to play an active role in support of the president's agenda. >> the president has the most exciting campaign apparatus ever built. it's time to turn that loose. it's time to turn that loose for something more than just an election, right? if the nra has got a list then obama for america has a bigger list. >> i'm not sure what they think of that at the dnc, that all of a sudden this...
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what does that say about president obama? >> well, we should all be very worried because this represents the offshoring, techniques used on guantanamo bay against enemies of the state on u.s. soil. i hope everybody no matter what you think what bradley manning may have done or didn't do are very concerned about this. we've become a country of laws, of men and not laws if we allow this to happen. i was very happy to be there yesterday. i'm really proud of david house. he's absolutely heroic in what he's doing. he's refusing to be intimidated. >> when you think about other countries, china with its political prisoner, they love to make movies about nelson mandela in south africa, all sort of south american countries famous for jalg politic for jailing dissidents. >> you know, be robert gates was asked for the very first time, anybody has asked robert gates about manning's condition. i hope that the president is made aware of it and gibbs will look into be it they can prove we don't treat people like. >> wonderful. glad you were
what does that say about president obama? >> well, we should all be very worried because this represents the offshoring, techniques used on guantanamo bay against enemies of the state on u.s. soil. i hope everybody no matter what you think what bradley manning may have done or didn't do are very concerned about this. we've become a country of laws, of men and not laws if we allow this to happen. i was very happy to be there yesterday. i'm really proud of david house. he's absolutely...
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the obama campaign is running this ad now in eight swing states. eight states, and it's not about bain capital. look. >> every woman who believes decisions aboutory bodies and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe v. wade. romney backed a law that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. >> i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. >> they started airing that in eight battleground states. that's a big buy for a campaign that needs to choose its battles and spending very carefully right now. democrats may be right to bet on that one. judging from the response from karl rove's not totally coordinated with anybody super pac, they released this as a rejoinder. >> some people say there's a war on women. we agree. it's a war being waged in our economy under president obama, the number of women living in poverty has skyrocketed. >> war on women, you say? i rubber your glue. also, let's talk about the economy instes. that's what we're prepared to talk about. but as democrats go on the offense on
the obama campaign is running this ad now in eight swing states. eight states, and it's not about bain capital. look. >> every woman who believes decisions aboutory bodies and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe v. wade. romney backed a law that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. >> i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. >> they started airing that in eight battleground states. that's a big buy for a...
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president obama gets it. talk to us about the irons we care about and understand we care about a range of issues but we're not going to let you treat us like we're less than equal human beings. >> karen finney, columnist for "the hill," msnbc contributor and one of the people least likely to be accepted. >> true. >> thanks, karen. appreciate it. >> thanks. >>> hey, we have a big exclusive coming up on the show tonight. a bit of a political bombshell concerning the state of michigan. this is reporting that nobody else has. that's ahead on the show. >>> plus, mitt romney decides that what he really, really hates is harvard, people who went to harvard, like him. that's next. i like helping people save. time, hassle, and the big one -- money. hundreds, in fact, if you're a progressive customer, like me. next hundred cars, they're on the messenger. release the savings, my friend! ♪ >>> this is mitt romney and his wife and two of their sons at a clam bake at the harvard business school where mr. romney at the tim
president obama gets it. talk to us about the irons we care about and understand we care about a range of issues but we're not going to let you treat us like we're less than equal human beings. >> karen finney, columnist for "the hill," msnbc contributor and one of the people least likely to be accepted. >> true. >> thanks, karen. appreciate it. >> thanks. >>> hey, we have a big exclusive coming up on the show tonight. a bit of a political bombshell...
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you will see the fight on obama care across the board and in the house and senate to try to defund obama care bill and start over. one thing i'm going to do with senator grasso is allow states to opt out. the expansion of medicaid under the obama health care bill is going to bankrupt south carolina so i think this fight going to continue until 2012 and move from washington to the states. it will be one big fight over the role of health care and should obama health care be in existence in 2012 the way it is today. >> senator, we talked about what kind of relationship this white house is going to have with a more republican congress or republican house, more republicans in the senate. the lame duck session was where the president finished strong. lot of booip accomplishments. this is what you said, however, just before skrichristmas react to the lake dumb. >> when it is all going to be said and done, harry reid has eaten our lunch. this has been a capitulation in two weeks of dramatic proportions of policies that wouldn't have passed in the new congress. >> so to your way of thinking -- th
you will see the fight on obama care across the board and in the house and senate to try to defund obama care bill and start over. one thing i'm going to do with senator grasso is allow states to opt out. the expansion of medicaid under the obama health care bill is going to bankrupt south carolina so i think this fight going to continue until 2012 and move from washington to the states. it will be one big fight over the role of health care and should obama health care be in existence in 2012...